As predicted on DU, Rush is using Dean's words as ammo against HCR and Liberalism.

[tridim]

Just heard it during my lunch break and I almost vomited.

I love Dean and respect his opinions, but it's pretty obvious he needs to be a bit more calculated with his blanket criticisms, lest it be used against Liberalism in general by the likes of Limbaugh.

I hate posting this information, but I think it's important. Please don't attack the messenger.

[leftstreet]

1. What is he actually saying?

[tridim]

7. He played Dean's soundbites and said..

this is solid proof that HCR, Democrats and Liberalism are evil, and that even "liberals" agree now.

He probably said more, but I couldn't take it so I turned it off.

[timeforpeace]

17. How dare he use Dean's actual recorded words?

[leftstreet]

34. Thanks n/t

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[MNDemNY]

2. Who cares, it's rush, oxy rush.

Dean is STILL right.

[quinnox]

3. Who cares what Rush says

He preaches to his choir of right wing nuts.

Thank God Dean spoke out!

[madfloridian]

4. Then we should all be careful what we say and hold our criticism?

[tridim]

9. Absolutely not, that's not the point of my post.

[madfloridian]

16. Well, I often get quoted a CU and FR...does that mean I should hush?

I have come to being the biggest DU Dummie also. So should I not speak out anymore?

[Parker CA]

5. Of course this would happen. Friendly fire comments will always be adopted by the GOP and hailed.

[rockymountaindem]

6. So let's never say anything because Rush could distort it and use it against us

That would lead to complete silence all the time, since Limbaugh's job is to churn out strawmen.

[tridim]

11. He didn't have to distort anything. He just played the soundbites.

[rockymountaindem]

14. Oh right. Like he didn't put some spin on it afterwards

Come on...

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. You told us that he said:

'this is solid proof that HCR, Democrats and Liberalism are evil, and that even "liberals" agree now'.

That's not distorting, according to you? :wtf:

[tridim]

29. Dean said that the bill is bad in the soundbite.

The rest is distorting, but par for the course for limbaugh.

[Popular Front]

8. It's Obama versus Dean and Limbaugh

Make your choice. I'm with the Commander in Chief.

:patriot:

[David Zephyr]

10. Howard Dean said what needed to be said: the truth!

Truth.

[NJmaverick]

20. An opinion is not something that can be honestly be described as truth

[PA Democrat]

12. F*** Rush. He would find some way to twist ANYTHING Dean says.

It is insane for any progressive to weigh their words based upon how Rush Limbaugh will distort their statements.

[Individualist]

21. F*** Rush AND the DLC!

[bullwinkle428]

13. Fuck ManBearPigJunkie and the horse he rode in on!

[Le Taz Hot]

15. Interesting that you listen to Rush.

Unrec. for promoting him on this board.

[tridim]

18. I've listened to Rush for a few minutes while driving to get lunch since about 1993.

What are you implying? Are you calling me out?

[NJmaverick]

19. Dean needs to THINK before he speaks

weigh his words more carefully.

[madfloridian]

23. Congress needs to weigh their actions in light of the people...

Not the Conservadems and Joe the independent.

[Ghost in the Machine]

31. No he doesn't.. He needs to say what NEEDS to be said & let the chips fall where they may

Fuck political correctness.. and trying to spare peoples' feelings. That's part of what's wrong with America, and Americans, today. People are getting too wimped out and can't handle the hard truths of life...

Fuck Rush Limburger, too... I heard he's a drug addicted pedophile

[NJmaverick]

33. People are starting to notice the flaws in Dean's statements

which are there if you are willing to look

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7241794&mesg_id=7241794

[Stevepol]

22. Dems would be well advised to pay a lot less attention to the likes of Rush Limbaugh and

a lot more attention to the progressives who are daily fighitng the good fight. What gets your attention gets you. We need to keep honing our message, finding the right tone and more and more confidence in our own ideas. Once the progressive ideas get strong enough, and I think that moment is getting closer every day, they will sweep these tools of corporatism out of the way. Their influence even now is negligible. If they say something that needs rebutting or refuting, then do that, but to pay too much attention to them is an even greater danger IMO than failing to respond to some idiocy or other.

As I write this, some dog is sniffing some piece of dog doo-doo in some park. This will always be true. To waste time on noting the breed of the dog, the texture of the offal, or the name of the park, or the time of day isn't really a good idea.

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. I'm going to attack you, because this is your own opinion:

"he needs to be a bit more calculated with his blanket criticisms, lest it be used against Liberalism in general by the likes of Limbaugh"

You're not the 'messenger' for that. That's your opinion, and it's wrong. You can note that the pigfucker Limbaugh is lying again, but saying we have to watch what we say in case pigfuckers use it against us is defeatist.

[Unvanguard]

26. Dean has ruined himself with this. He has wrecked any credibility he had with me.

It is such an idiotic political stunt on his part: he should really know better.

[EFerrari]

28. Hilarious. Dean calls this abortion of a bill what it is and HE loses credibility?

LOL

[EFerrari]

27. LOL. Howard needs to be LOUDER because Rush needs the material.

Go, Howard!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

32. Dean should keep his mouth shut in fear of Limbaugh? I think not.